Note that you if you do not have an Office 365 school email account, you can get a free one using the link shown (or just click here).Once you have entered your information, click on the “GET STARTED” purple button.

Minecraft: Education Edition general availability – this version of Minecraft: Education Edition is now supported by Classroom Mode in addition to the classroom collaboration tools unveiled during early access, Camera and Portfolio, Chalkboards, Border Blocks, Allow/Deny Blocks, and NPC creation. Students will also have access to a variety of free in-game skins to customize their learning experience. Minecraft: Education Edition is available for purchase by schools, colleges, and universities for $5 per user, per year, or through your school’s volume licensing agreement.

Click on the blue “Manage” button and then you will see the following screen:

Click on the blue “Download” button. The file is 218 megs in compressed ZIP format.

Note that you will see a message like this one:

This will install the app on computers used by others. Choose this option if:

You have administrator permission to install programs on their computers

You want to install this app on each of your students’ Windows 10 (version 1511 or above) computers

Your students share computers and sign in with their own Windows account